panel discussion

noun

Definition of panel discussionnext
as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion a panel discussion on capital punishment

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Recent Examples of panel discussion Additionally, Brenneman will also participate on a panel discussion along with Callo’s founder and CEO Fassa Sar, as well as Monica Khan, Founder & CEO of Creator Revolution and Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026 The working sessions should include panel discussions with mayors, labor and business leaders, college and university presidents, and constitutional officers. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The campaign held a two-day event for forum members this month at a casino that included a video game tournament, panel discussions and speeches. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 While making a recent appearance at Oxford University, the lawyer lit up the panel discussion in a vivid mint green top and sparkly jewelry. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panel discussion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panel discussion
  1. symposium
  2. seminar
  3. conference
  4. panel
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  • Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of symposium
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  • North Bergen officials have been holding seminars and passing out fliers to let residents know about their rights if they're stopped by ICE, including the right to remain silent.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What follows is an edited transcript of the next 30 minutes, during which my family conducted an impromptu seminar on feminism, hypocrisy, and the appropriate amount of clothing to wear while eating cereal.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of seminar
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  • Undoubtedly, the biggest blow was the announcement that the kingdom is postponing its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative, until next year, although no exact date has been set.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Hurricanes received 59 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, 19 more than a week ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
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“Panel discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panel%20discussion. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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